Show ou y YOUR COAL NOW 13 OFFICIAL advice TO PUB LIS federal fuel distributor timely warning to coul coal colsum Con suni arn F R wadleigh federal fuel distributor tri butor in a statement issued in wa washington s hi t 0 n 1 last a s t week w e says naf nee hn tsa us A an n 0 official 1 c I 1 a 1 s statement t a t e j just t received from the american railway association points out that it if coal consumers er do not now purchase coal in all anticipation of 0 tall fall and winter requirements they will experience difficulty in procuring it latter in the season when railroads are taxed with a heavy movement of general traffic and particularly agricultural products the railway association points out that while the carriers carrier are in shape to handle and move all coal with reasonable promptness provided the movement is distributed throughout the entire year they are not provided with surplus equipment and facilities in sufficient quantity to offset in the fall months failure of consumers to buy coal during the summer months when sufficient transportation is available Viii lable they emphasize finally the importance of purchase of coal by consumers now tor for use during the fall and winter months the foregoing warning should be acted upon by every consumer of bituminous tu coal as a simple matter of protection if industrial consumers hold off from purchasing coal during the summer and enter the fall months with insufficient stocks of coal it will then be necessary for them to secure their requirements just at the period when rail traffic is at its peak as it has always been in late september october and Nto november vember they are then likely to find themselves in a difficult position and the coun arys rail transportation facilities overburdened with consequent delay in movement of traffic ensuing shortage of 0 equipment with congestion at yards and terminals the railroads are now moving each week the heaviest traffic in their history considerably exceeding estimates and should the present ratio or of increase over estimates continue all previous traffic records will have been exceeded the necessity therefore tor for the heaviest possible movement of coal during the summer months is apparent if it is desired to give the carriers the assistance they will surely ne need ed and avoid a slowing up of the whole industrial movement in which transportation plays such an important and necessary part industrial consumers can by purchasing and storing to capacity as much as possible of their tall fall and winter requirements not only aid the railroads but industry generally and therefore tile the interests of the wole country the secretary of commerce realizing the importance of summer purchase of industrial coal and consequent aid to the rail carriers has already written all trade associations calling their attention and that of their members to the subject A further communication will be sent out in the next day or two again emphasizing pha plia sizing the advisability of summer coal purchase and storage as it is felt by the department that the industry generally has not carried out to the fullest possible extent the advice contain contained edin in the first letter |